1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Type:ISU Junior Grand Prix
Season:1998–99
Previous:
1997–98 ISU Junior Series
Next:
1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix

Competitions

The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 1998–99 season, the series was composed of the following events:

Date Event Location
August 18–22, 1998 1998 JGP Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
September 9–13, 1998 1998 JGP Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico
September 16–20, 1998 1998 JGP Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria
September 23–27, 1998 1998 JGP Ukrainian Souvenir Kiev, Ukraine
October 7–10, 1998 1998 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany
October 14–18, 1998 1998 JGP Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary
October 20–25, 1998 1998 JGP China Int. Junior Competition Beijing, China
Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 1998 1998 JGP Slovakia Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
March 12–14, 1999 1998–99 JGP Final Detroit, United States

Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[1]

There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance
1 Ilia Klimkin Irina Nikolaeva Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali
2 Vincent Restencourt Viktoria Volchkova Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek
3 Yosuke Takeuchi Tamara Dorofejev Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko
4 Stefan Lindemann Sarah Hughes Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev
5 Ryan Bradley Anna Jurkiewicz Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov
6 Alexei Vasilevsky Daria Timoshenko Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexey Sokolov Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo
7 Lukáš Rakowski Gwenaelle Jullien
8 Matthew Savoie Chisato Shiina
Alternates
1st Matthew Davies Júlia Sebestyén Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Tatiana Kurkudym / Yuri Kocherzhenko
2nd Scott Smith Yoshie Onda Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai
3rd Soshi Tanaka Yuko Kawaguchi Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov Nelly Gouverst / Cedric Pernet

Medalists

Men

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France Vincent Restencourt Ryan Bradley Matthew Savoie
Mexico Yosuke Takeuchi Eiji Iwamoto Jeffrey Franklin
Bulgaria Ilia Klimkin Stefan Lindemann Soshi Tanaka
Ukraine Andriy Kyforenko Alexei Vasilevski Oleksandr Smokvin
Germany Vincent Restencourt Stefan Lindemann Scott Smith
Hungary Ilia Klimkin Yosuke Takeuchi Ryan Bradley
China Guo Zhengxin Gao Song Yu Wang
Slovakia Johnny Weir Lukáš Rakowski Matthew Davies
Final Vincent Restencourt Ilia Klimkin Alexei Vasilevski

Ladies

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Daria Timoshenko
Mexico Yuko Kawaguchi Sarah Hughes Chisato Shiina
Bulgaria Tamara Dorofejev Daria Timoshenko Sabina Wojtala
Ukraine Viktoria Volchkova Galina Maniachenko Anna Neshcheret
Germany Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Sara Wheat
Hungary Júlia Sebestyén Sarah Hughes Chisato Shiina
China Yoshie Onda Gwenaëlle Jullien Wang Huan
Slovakia Viktoria Volchkova Tamara Dorofejev Erin Pearl
Final Viktoria Volchkova Sarah Hughes Daria Timoshenko

Pairs

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals Jaisa MacAdam / Garrett Lucash
Mexico Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Eve Butchart / Clinton Petersen Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright
Bulgaria Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Aneta Kowalska / Łukasz Różycki
Ukraine Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov
Germany Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov
Hungary Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer
China Zhang Xiaodan / Zhang Hao Melica Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Anna Kaverzina / Vitali Dubina
Slovakia Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Jacinth Lariviere / Lenny Faustino Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov
Final Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski

Ice dance

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France Tetyana Kurkudym / Yuriy Kocherzhenko Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Nelly Gourvest / Cédric Pernet
Mexico Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenholscher
Bulgaria Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth
Ukraine Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov Olga Kudym / Anton Tereshenko
Germany Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Tetyana Kurkudym / Yuriy Kocherzhenko
Hungary Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth
China Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali Melissa Gregory / James Shufford Nelly Gourvest / Cedric Pernet
Slovakia Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenhoelscher
Final Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev

Medals table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)139830
2 Ukraine (UKR)62513
3 United States (USA)48921
4 Japan (JPN)3238
5 Italy (ITA)3205
6 France (FRA)3126
7 Hungary (HUN)2305
8 China (CHN)2125
9 Germany (GER)0235
10 Poland (POL)0224
11 Canada (CAN)0213
12 Czech Republic (CZE)0101
 Estonia (EST)0101
14 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (14 nations)363636108

References

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